Luma de Oliveira

Luma de Oliveira
Luma at the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro 2005
Born (1964-12-10) December 10, 1964 (age 59)
Spouse
(m. 1991; div. 2004)
Children2
Modeling information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown

Luma de Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlumɐ dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ]; Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, December 10, 1964) is a former model, actress and Brazilian carnival queen. She was Madrinha da Bateria (Godmother of the Percussion, "Queen of the Drums") for a number of samba schools up until 2005, before returning to the role for the famous Portela school in 2009.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Luma de Oliveira" Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Rio de Janeiro Carnaval, Queens & Muses
  2. ^ Phillips, Dom: "Maturity trumps youth in Brazil's battle of the carnival queens"[dead link] The Times, January 13, 2009